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Black & White

There is a misconception about works of art composed in so called "black and white".  It seems to some that this lack of color is somehow less desirable.  Yet artists throughout history have used single colors to focus on composition or on gradations from light to dark.  Without the distraction of color, these creative building blocks become more prevalent.  In this section, we challenge the viewer to focus on "monochromatic" (single-colored) compositions.  Chances are that by the time you have looked at a few works, your mind will hone in on details you don't usually notice, and that you may even start to "see" colors that aren't actually there.
Harold Anchel - Woman Knitting - Lithograph - detail
$900

Woman Knitting

ANCHEL, Harold

Lithograph on Rives wove paper, no date. Edition unknown, but likely small if any. Scarce.Signed in pencil.  

Alexandre Lunois - Les Encheres - The Auction - female auctioneer about to sell a lot - detail
$350

The Auction

LUNOIS, Alexandre

Les Enchères (French title) Lithograph printed on wove chine paper. Reference: not listed in BN-IFF.It’s unclear that this composition was ever pri...

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Mary Cassatt - Helene of Septeuil or Enfant au Perroquet - detail
$4,800

Child with a Parrot

CASSATT, Mary

Hélène of Septeuil or Enfant au Perroquet Drypoint on laid Van Gelder paper, c. 1890. Reference: Breeskin 134. Very likely a fourth state of five, ...

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Theo van RYSSELBERGHE - Deux Danseuses - detail
$1,870

Deux Danseuses

RYSSELBERGHE, Théo Van

Etching printed in bistre on laid japon paper.Reference: Feltkamp 1894 - 001 /1. Very few impressions. We have only located one other one, printed ...

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John De Martelly - Ride a Cock Horse -  Lithograph detail, 1939
$625

Ride a Cock Horse

DE MARTELLY, John Stockton

Lithograph printed on “GCM” wove paper.Reference: Windisch, Cole, and Herbaugh 324.Published by Associated American Artists (AAA), in an edition of...

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Rodolphe Bresdin - Intérieur Flamand - Flemish Interior - Etching on chine-collé - detail
$450

Flemish Interior

BRESDIN, Rodolphe

Intérieur Flamand (original French title)  Etching on chine-collé, circa 1856-1866.  Reference: Van Gelder 86, BN-IFF 32.  Dates for this etching, ...

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Jacques VILLON - Le Potin - The Gossip - Aquatint and drypoint - 1904 - detail
$2,400

The Gossip

VILLON, Jacques

Le Potin (original French title) Aquatint and drypoint on wove paper. Reference: Ginestet et Pouillon 96. Undescribed state proof, between the firs...

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Albert Barker - The Pool - Lithograph - 1932 - detail Sold
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The Pool

BARKER, Albert

Lithograph on wove paper. Reference: Barker 104. Edition of 40.Signed in pencil.  

Albert Barker - The Island - Lithograph - 1932 - detail Sold
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The Island

BARKER, Albert

Lithograph on wove paper. Reference: Barker 123. Edition of 31.Signed in pencil.  

William J. PATTERSON - Sleep - Etching and aquatint - trial proof - detail
$250

Sleep

PATTERSON, William J.

Etching and aquatint on wove paper. No known edition, but proofs exist including in the University of Syracuse Art Museum collection (see here). Si...

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Joseph HIRSCH - Summer Cello - Lithograph on wove paper - circa 1969 - detail Sold
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Summer Cello

HIRSCH, Joseph

Lithograph on wove paper, circa 1969. Edition of 150, yet surprisingly scarce.Signed and numbered in pencil.    

August MOSCA - Seated Woman - Ink drawing on wove paper - 1960 - detail
$475

Seated Woman

MOSCA, August

Ink drawing on wove paper. An outline drawing, somewhat unusual for Mosca, who liked to shade his subjects. This ink composition is indebted to ear...

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